DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME
As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album FIRE AND WATER)
Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electreic Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar 2'
Intro
E=114
Emaj7 Dmaj7/E
12/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e
|-----------4-----------4-|-----------2------------||
|---------4-----------4---|---------2--------------||
|-------4-----------4-----|-------2-----------2--2-||
|-----6-----------6-------|-----4-----------4------||
|---7-----------7---------|---5-----------5------4-||
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Emaj7
Q. Q. Q. Q.
||--^4----^4----^4----^4----|
||o-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
||--^4----^4----^4----^4----|
||--^6----^6----^6----^6----|
||o-^7----^7----^7----^7----|
||--------------------------|
Dmaj7
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----|
|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|-^4----^4----^4----^4-----|
|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|-^5----^5----^5----^5-----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Emaj7
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|
|-^5----^5----^5----^5----|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Dmaj7 Amaj7 G#m
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H. H.
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^0-------^4-----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^5-------^4-----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^6-------^4-----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----||-^6-------^6-----|
|-^5----^5----^5----^5----|-^5----^5----^5----^5----||----------^6-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||-^5-------^4-----|
Chorus
F#m E E A/E E A/E
H. H. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E
|-^2-------^0-------||-0----0---------------|-0----0---------------|
|-^2-------^0-------||-0----0----2----2--2\-|-0----0----2----2--2\-|
|-^2-------^1-------||-1----1----2----2--2\-|-1----1----2----2--2\-|
|-^4-------^2-------||-2----2----2----2--2\-|-2----2----2----2--2\-|
|-^4-------^2-------||-2----2----4----4--4\-|-2----2----4----4--4\-|
|-^2-------^0-------||-0----0----0----0--0--|-0----0----0----0--0--|
1. 2.
E A/E A/C# E5 A/E
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. +E. S E H.
|-0----0--------------|----------------------||--------------------||
|-0----0----2----2----|----------------2----o||-2----(2)-x---------||
|-1----1----2----2----|-2----2---------2-----||-2----(2)-x---------||
|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2---------2-----||-2----(2)-x---------||
|-2----2----4----4----|-4----4----2----4----o||-4----(4)-x---2-----||
|-0----0----0----0----|---------3-0----0-----||-0----(0)-x-3-0-----||
Bridge
D Dmaj7D6 D E5 A/E E
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +S S S S S S E a Q +S S S S E E
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-3----2--------------|----------------------------------------|
|-2----2----4----2----|--------------2-----0h1--(1)------------|
|-4----4----4----4----|-2--(2)-----2---2-----2--(2)------------|
|-5----5----5----5----|-2--(2)-2s4-------4---2--(2)-2s4s2------|
|---------------------|-0--(0)---------------0--(0)-------0----|
D Dmaj7D6 D E5 A/E E
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +S S S S S S E a Q +S S S S E E
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-3----2--------------|----------------------------------------|
|-2----2----4----2----|--------------2-----0h1--(1)------------|
|-4----4----4----4----|-2--(2)-----2---2-----2--(2)------------|
|-5----5----5----5----|-2--(2)-2s4-------4---2--(2)-2s4s2------|
|---------------------|-0--(0)---------------0--(0)-------0----|
D Dmaj7D6 D E A/E E5 G#m C#m
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +S S S S E Q. +E Q H. H.
|---------------------|------------------------------|-4--------9-----|
|-3----2--------------|-0----(0)---------------------|-4--------9-----|
|-2----2----4----2----|-1----(1)-------2-------------|-4--------9-----|
|-4----4----4----4----|-2----(2)-----2---------------|-6-------11-----|
|-5----5----5----5----|-2----(2)-2s4-----2----(2)----|-6-------11-----|
|---------------------|-0----(0)---------0----(0)----|-4--------9-----|
A/E
Q. Q E Q E E E E
|--------------------------||
|-2----2-------------------||
|-2----2--2------2-2-------||
|-2----2--2------2-2-------||
|-4----4--4-4----4-4-------||
|-----------5--5-5-5-3b3.5-||
|
| Gtr II
| W
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
Chorus
E A/E E A/E
a Q. Q E Q. Q e Q. E. S E Q. E. S E
|---------0----------------|------0-------------------|
|---------0-----2----2-----|------0------2----2-------|
|-0h=1----1-----2----2---2-|------1------2----2--2-2--|
|----2----2-----2----2---2-|------2------2----2--2-2--|
|----2----2-----4----4---4-|-2----2------4----4--4-4--|
|----0----0--0--0----0-----|-0----0--0-0-0----0----0--|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. +Q. Q. W
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---/9---------(9)---------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E A/E A E
Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. E. S E Q E Q.
|------0-----------------|---------------------------0-----|
|------0----2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------0-----|
|-1----1----2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------1-----|
|-2---------2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------2-----|
|-2---------4----4-------|---4-----4-----------------------|
|-0-------0-0----0-------|---5-----5--5-3b3.5-0---0--------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q. Q S S Q. Q. Q. +E Q
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------9-|-/11----11----------9-----(9)----|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
A/E
Q. E. S E Q. E S S E
|--0--------------------------|
|--0----0-------2----2--------|
|--1----1-------2----2--------|
|--2----2-------2----2--------|
|--2--------------------------|
|--0-------0-0----------0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. +Q. Q.
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-/9-----------(9)------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
E A/E E A/E
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q S S Q E Q +S S E. S E
|--0----0-----------------|------------0---------------------|
|--0----0-----2----2----2-|------------0-----2--(2)---2------|
|--1----1-----2----2----2-|-1----------1-----2--(2)---2------|
|--2----2-----2----2----2-|-2----------2-----2--(2)---2------|
|--2----2-----4----4----x-|-2----------2-----4--(4)---4------|
|--0----0-----0----0--0-0-|-0----0-0---0---0-0--(0)-0----0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. +Q. Q. E Q +H. Q.
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---12-----(12)--------------------|
|-/9---------(9)----------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
A E
Q S S E E S S E S S S S E E E
|----------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
|-2-------2------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
|-2-------2------------1-----------------------1-------1-------------|
|-2-------2------------2-----------------------2---------------------|
|-4---0-0-4-0----------2---------------2----2--2---------------------|
|-5-------5---3b3.5p0--0-------0----0--0----0--0------------0--------|
|
| H. S S S S S S S S E. +S
|---------------------------7-------7-------7-------7----------------|
|---------------------10b12---10b12---10b12---10b12---10b12r==(10)---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
E A/E E A/E
Q. E. S E Q. E S S E Q. Q E Q +S S Q E
|-0----0-------------------||---0--------0-------------------------|
|-0----0------2----2-------||o--0--------0----------2---(2)-2-2----|
|-1----1------2----2-------||---1--------1----------2---(2)-2-2----|
|-2----2------2----2-------||---2--------2----------2---(2)-2-2----|
|-2----2------4----4-------||o--2--------2----------4---(4)-4-4----|
|-0----0--0-0-0----0-0-0-0-||---0--------0---0------0---(0)-0-0--0-|
|
| ~~
| W Q. Q S +S H.
|--------------------------||-----------12-------------------------|
|--------------------------||o-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------||--11b13========11r(11)-9--------------|
|--------------------------||--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------||o-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------||--------------------------------------|
E A/E
Q. Q E Q E Q E
|--0--------0---------------------|
|--0--------0----------2-----2--2-|
|--1--------1----------2-----2--2-|
|--2--------2----------2-----2--2-|
|--2--------2----------4-----4--4-|
|--0--------0---0------0---0-0--0-|
|
| ~~
| Q. Q S +S H.
|----------12---------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-11b13========11r(11)-9----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
E A/E
Q. Q E Q E E. S E
|--0--------0-----------------------|
|--0--------0----------2-----2------|
|--1--------1----------2-----2------|
|--2--------2----------2-----2------|
|--2--------2----------4-----4------|
|--0--------0---0------0---0-0--0-0-|
|
| ~~
| Q. Q S +S H.
|----------12-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-11b13========11r(11)-9------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
E A/E
Q S S Q E E. S S S E. S E
|--0-----------0---------------------------||
|--0-----------0----------2--------2------o||
|--1-----------1----------2--------2-------||
|--2-----------2----------2--------2-------||
|--2------2-2--2----------4--------4------o||
|--0------0-0--0---0------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--||
|
| ~~
| Q. Q S +S H.
|-------------12---------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-11b13===========11r(11)-9----------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
